WanderWunder Schwyz: Around the Glattalpsee

  • Tip
  • 13.34 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • Hike
Beautiful short hike in the canton of Schwyz from the Glattalphütte (1,896 m) around the Glattalpsee in the midst of the impressive mountains of the Schwyzer Alps. The Glattalpsee offers a welcome refreshment on hot days for brave hikers.

The route starts at the alpine farm Sahli. Either take the Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp up or hike via Läcki, a pasture with a salt lick for livestock, past the Chneu, a hill resembling a knee. Continue over Mütschen to the junction of the SAC Glattalphütte.

From the Glattalphütte follow the hiking signposts towards Glattalpsee. After following the gravel path for about 10 minutes, you pass the mountain farm Glattalp. Past the signpost towards "Seeloch" the gravel path leads after about fifteen minutes of walking to a side basin of Glattalpsee. Along the shore the trail is marked red and white. Always following the not always well recognizable path around the lake, you eventually reach the starting path at Seeloch and back to the mountain station of the cable car.

  • 3:50 h
  • 13.34 km
  • 746 m
  • 746 m
  • 1,146 m
  • 1,892 m
  • 746 m
  • Start: Sahli valley station Glattalp cable car
  • Destination: Sahli valley station Glattalp cable car

Waypoints

Start
Start
Sahli valley station Glattalp cable car
Destination
Destination
Sahli valley station Glattalp cable car

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (15%)
Street (1%)
Trail (73%)
Path (11%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Valley station Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp - SAC Glattalphütte - Glattalpsee - Seeloch - Mountain station Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp - Valley station Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp

Tour information

  • Cable car tour

  • Circular trail

  • Nature highlight

  • Refreshment stop

Equipment

Hiking shoes with good soles or trekking shoes, rain jacket, drink, provisions, optionally poles.

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
By car to Schwyz. Then follow the signs to Muotathal. Continue following the signs into Bisisthal until the Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp.
Parking
Parking is available at the valley station of the Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp.
Public transportation

Take the train to Schwyz, station. Then continue with bus no. 1 to Muotathal, Post.

From there, a PostAuto drives to the Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp.

PostAuto timetable: https://www.postauto.ch/de/fahrplan

Additional information

Ascent with Luftseilbahn Sahli-Glattalp shortens the hiking time by 2h

Author

Schwyzer Wanderwege

Organization

Schwyzer Wanderwege

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Glattalp fen peatland

Safety guidelines

Some surefootedness is required. Basic sense of direction.